U.S. Troops in Iraq are paying High Price for Fuel

Military units pay an average of $3.23 a gallon for gasoline, diesel and jet fuel, some $88 a day per service member in Iraq, according to an Associated Press review and interviews with defense officials.

According to the Congressional Research Service, the cost of the war exceeds half a trillion dollars — $10.3 billion a month.

Historically, in World War II, the average fuel consumption per soldier or Marine was about 1.67 gallons a day; in Iraq, it’s 27.3 gallons, according to briefing slides prepared by a Pentagon task force established to review consumption.